Cantonese words starting with M

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漫天飞舞
maan6 tin1 fei1 mou5(of snow etc) to fill the sky
漫天要价
maan6 tin1 jiu3 gaa3to ask for sky-high prices
maan6 tin1 pin3 dei6lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land (idiom)
maan6 tin1 pin3 je5lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land; everywhere
慢条斯理
maan6 tiu4 si1 lei5unhurried; composed
曼陀罗
maan6 to4 lo4(botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra")
maan6 to5 si1Mentos, a brand of candy produced by European company Perfetti Van Melle
曼荼罗
maan6 tou4 lo4(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala
漫画
maan6 waa2comic
漫画家
maan6 waa2 gaa1cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
漫画书
maan6 waa2 syu1comic books [written and colloquial]
万华
maan6 waa4Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
万华区
maan6 waa4 keoi1Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
万位
maan6 wai2the ten thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
万维网
maan6 wai4 mong5World Wide Web
万荣
maan6 wing4Wanrong County in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi; Vang Vieng, town in ce...
万荣乡
maan6 wing4 hoeng1Wanrong or Wanjung township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east...
万荣县
maan6 wing4 jyun6Wanrong, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
万户
maan6 wu6ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households
万户侯
maan6 wu6 hau4Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households)
万州
maan6 zau1see 萬州區|万州区[Wan4 zhou1 Qu1]
万州区
maan6 zau1 keoi1Wanzhou, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
maan6 zau2Stay a bit!; (to a departing guest) Take care!
maan6 zi2curtain
万紫千红
maan6 zi2 cin1 hung4thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
万梓良
maan6 zi2 loeng4Alex Man Chi-leung, a Hong Kong actor
万智牌
maan6 zi3 paai4Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)
万字夹
maan6 zi6 gaap2(n.) a paper clip.
maan6 zin2comic convention
万丈
maan6 zoeng6lit. ten thousand fathoms; lofty
万象
maan6 zoeng6Vientiane, capital of Laos
万象更新
maan6 zoeng6 gang1 san1all is fresh again
万丈高楼平地起
maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
万载
maan6 zoi2see 萬載縣|万载县[Wan4 zai4 Xian4]
万载县
maan6 zoi2 jyun6Wanzai, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi
万状
maan6 zong6extremely; in the extreme
万众
maan6 zung3Millions of people; the multitude
万众一心
maan6 zung3 jat1 sam1millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united
maang1(Cant.) to pluck; to pull out
掹车边
maang1 ce1 bin1to get a free ride (or benefits) with someone by following along with them [c...
掹鸡
maang1 gai1verb; pull the trigger of a gun; it also mean (noun); bad looking person, fac...
绷紧
maang1 gan2to stretch taut
掹掹紧
maang1 maang1 gan2adj; be badly off; on a shoestring; on a tight (budget)
掹猫尾
maang1 maau1 mei5the action of two people conspiring together in hope to cheat or scam others
maang1 saam1 mei5to follow, go along; to depend on one's network to achieve a goal
绷着脸
maang1 zoek6 lim5to have a taut face; to look displeased
maang4rogue; gangster; common people
maang4blind; shortsighted
maang4 baau1visually impaired person (Tw)
maang4 bing2an idiot; an useless person [colloquial]

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